Nigeria’s Oil Output to Hit 2.2mbpd Q1 2019, Says Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigeria’s oil production is expected to climb to around 2.2 million barrels per day (mbd) in the first quarter of 2019.
Kachikwu said this will be with the start-up of the giant 200,000 barrels per day (bd) Egina field.
Speaking in an interview with S&P Global Platts at Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town, South Africa, the Minister said there has been delay in the efforts to refurbish the four petroleum refineries managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt.
He however said the federal government would unfold the detailed plans to overhaul the refineries before the end of the year for work to begin early next year.
But he said the Egina is likely start production in December or latest January.

The Oscar-winning actress had previously joked that her pal George Clooney – who also produced the film – stood in as her “butt-double,” saying he had a “baby bottom, versus what I’ve got down there, which is a Chia Pet.”

Having begun her career in marine biology in a vastly different time — when the oceans were still largely pristine, and when female scientists were a rarity — Sylvia Earle has become leader in ocean research and awareness, set undersea records, raked in hundreds of awards and honors, established foundations and served as the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Nicknamed “Her Deepness,” she’s also been deemed a “Hero of the Planet” by Time magazine and?“Living Legend” by the Library of Congress.
Soft-spoken but forceful in her convictions, Earle had a lot to say about the good — and the very, very bad — of the current state of our oceans. Check out the trailer for the documentary below, then read on for our conversation, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity.